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		yareally 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston Coincidentally, FDR's predecesor was an engineer and we know how that presidency went (not that it was entirely his fault, but he didn't make things better either) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover#Mining_engineer

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FeloniousHam 2 days ago [–]

I enjoyed Megan Mcardle's take on Hoover:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/forget-the...

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